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Example:
20 years + 15 years = 35 years total.

When dozens of charges are involved, consecutive sentencing can create extremely large totals.

The Role of Multiple Charges
Many high-profile cases involve dozens of charges filed separately.

For example, a single incident may involve:

Several victims
Multiple acts during one event
Different legal classifications for each offense
Each charge is treated independently in court.

That is how numbers can escalate quickly into hundreds of years.

The Psychological Impact of Extreme Sentences
Even if such sentences are largely symbolic, they carry emotional weight.

For victims and families, long sentences can represent a sense of justice and closure.

For defendants—especially young ones—they can create a feeling of hopelessness, raising questions about rehabilitation and mental health inside the prison system.